India ends MFN status to Pak, Jaitley says will ensure its global isolation

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday morning

India on Friday withdrew the Most Favoured Nation (MNF) status accorded to Pakistan a day after 39 CRPF personnel were killed in the deadliest terror attack on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.

At a security review meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said those behind the terror attack would pay a "very heavy price" for the "huge mistake". Union Minister Arun Jaitley said the government has decided to take all possible diplomatic steps to ensure Pakistan's global isolation and that India has withdrawn Most Favoured Nation status to the country. 

Speaking to the media outside the Prime Minister’s